CAERPHILLY insist the writing is not on the wall for coaches Gareth Nicholas and Simon King after last Saturday?s Parker Pen European Shield shambles against Gloucester at Kingsholm.

CAERPHILLY insist the writing is not on the wall for coaches Gareth Nicholas and Simon King after last Saturday's Parker Pen European Shield shambles against Gloucester at Kingsholm.

Reports suggested the duo were about to leave Virginia Park after tomorrow's re-match with the Cherry & Whites - casualties of the Green Army's 98-14 defeat in the West Country.

But director of rugby Gordon Pritchard said today: "We are all looking at ourselves because of the disgrace we suffered last Saturday.

"The nature of the game is that we should all be looking over our shoulders, but the coaches are not going anywhere.

"Everybody is down but there will be no changes made at this moment in time and I really don't know where these rumours came from."

After the 15-try blitz left the Castletown club punch-drunk, Caerphilly are bracing themselves for another headache tomorrow with more than 3,000 Gloucester supporters expected to cross the Severn to cheer on the Zurich Premiership giants in their bid to qualify from Pool Seven.

"They have taken over 3,000 tickets. It's a problem we haven't had before, but our supporter has assured us he is going to be there," quipped Pritchard.

"It's incredible because their initial allocation of 1,500 tickets was snapped up in no time.

"I would like to say we would like to play them at home every week, but I am not so sure after last Saturday.

"Heads are down and the players are very confused and demoralised.

"They are also a bit scared as they don't know how to combat Gloucester, because of the strength of them.

"But if we have got any pride in the club, we will put it right that way.

"After last Saturday, the players have a huge mountain to climb to be competitive and put pride back in their performance.

"We have got to find a way of doing it. I think if the players give everything they have got then everyone will be happy with that and accept it.

"How can we say we want to stay in the Premier Division when we let our country down the way we did last Saturday?

"We have got to do it for the whole of Wales, just to show one of the worst Premier Division teams in Wales can be competitive against one of the best in England.

"If we have another hammering like we did last Saturday, we will need another major recruitment drive at the club, because we will all be joining the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan," joked Pritchard.

Caerphilly go into the match without three-quarter Tauna'holo Taufahema, a try scorer at Kingsholm, who is on duty with Tonga.

Sione Tuipulotu, a surprise omission from the Tongan squad, comes into the centre.

Caerphilly have boosted their front-row department by signing Samoan prop Shalom Senara from Pontypridd, while the club are also close to agreeing terms with Ireland A prop Liam Mooney from Bristol.

Gloucester welcome back captain Phil Vickery from a knee injury.

The British Lions prop and rugby league convert Henry Paul will both be out to impress watching England coach Clive Woodward.